Description
Port Charlotte OLC:01 2010 heavily Peated 70cl 55.1%
Another peated Port Charlotte expression from Bruichladdich, released as part of the Cask Exploration series. OLC: 01 was distilled in 2010, and rested in a combination of bourbon, Syrah and vin doux naturel casks. In 2019, it was transferred to Oloroso sherry hogsheads for the final 18 months of ageing. Resulting in a very complex balance of dried fruit sweetness, oily nuts and citrus is to be found among the fragrant peat smoke.
What the distillery say:
Fashion and circumstance in the 21st century have conspired against the trade of genuine sherry casks. they are now very rare and expensive, the marketplace flooded with modern imitations. developing a direct relationship with a reputable bodega is the only way to secure a steady supply of the genuine articles. the partnership between our distillery and Jan Pettersen’s Fernando De Castilla is one such example. it is this mutual understanding between craftsmen that has allowed our port charlotte spirit, distilled in 2010, to eventually meet a stand-out parcel of Jerez’ finest oloroso hogsheads. originally matured in a complex blend of bourbon, vin doux naturel and syrah casks, this heavily peated single malt has spent the final 18 months of its life in those genuine oloroso hogsheads. dry earthy peat smoke with roasted coffee, lime and figs. chocolate and vanilla come through as the peat embers give a last hint of smoke.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
NEED TO KNOW:
WITH OVER 200 DIFFERENT CASK TYPES MATURING IN OUR WAREHOUSES, THE CASK EXPLORATION SERIES SHOWCASES THE INFLUENCE OF WOOD ON OUR HEAVILY PEATED SPIRIT. ALWAYS BOTTLED AT CASK STRENGTH AND IN LIMITED NUMBERS, THIS SPECIFIC EDITION IS A RARE GLIMPSE AT PORT CHARLOTTE MATURED IN EXSHERRY CASKS.
“THESE OLOROSO HOGSHEADS ARE SUPERB CASKS. THEY’RE SMALLER THAN YOUR AVERAGE BUTTS, SO THEY’VE QUICKLY LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION ON THIS COMPLEX SINGLE MALT.”
WHISKY TYPE:
HEAVILY PEATED ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
PHENOL LEVEL:
40 PARTS PER MILLION
ALCOHOL STRENGTH:
55.1% alc./vol
AVAILABILITY:
CORE LIMITED
BARLEY PROVENANCE:
100% SCOTTISH BARLEY FROM INVERNESS-SHIRE
MATURATION PROFILE:
• 30% 1ST FILL AMERICAN WHISKEY CASKS
• 40% 2ND FILL AMERICAN WHISKEY CASKS
• 25% VIN DU NATUREL CASKS
• 5% 2ND FILL SYRAH CASKS
• VATTED AND ACED IN FIRST FILL OLOROSO HOGSHEASDS FOR 18 MONTHS
DISTILLATION YEAR:
2010
BOTTLING:
BOTTLED ONSITE WITH ISLAY SPRING WATER, NON CHILL FILTERED & COLOURING FREE
LIQUID COLOUR:
AUTUMNAL, MAHOGANY, AMBER
TASTE DESCRIPTOR:
SMOKEY, WITH A FIG-LIKE FRUITY SWEETNESS
